Thread Number: 60401
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Preparing Maytag N2L for transport |
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Post# 830601 , Reply# 1   7/3/2015 at 15:54 (3,218 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))   |   | |
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This subject has come up here before. The link below will take you to a discussion that should answer all of your questions - at least as far as shipping a Maytag wringer is concerned. CLICK HERE TO GO TO d-jones's LINK |
Post# 830626 , Reply# 2   7/3/2015 at 20:29 (3,218 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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(1) REMOVE THE WRINGER HEAD by moving the paddle switch at the side to point directly away from the rollers. This will release the head gearing and permit the head to be lifted directly up. Lift about 6" to uncouple the drive shaft. It will be heavy, so help is a good idea. Try not to transport the washer on its side without removing the head, it puts an enormous stain on the mechanism. If impossible to remove, rotate head so that part of it is contacting the "ground" to relieve stain.
(2) If the unit can not be transported upright, lay it down with the NAME FACING DOWN. There is a breather port in the gear case and this is where the unit will leak from. Putting the unit name down keeps the maximum amout of oil in the case. The case can loose oil without adverse effects (assuming it was fully charged to begin with.) There is no oil fill port, and getting oil back in is a PITN. (3) DO NOT ATTEMPT to remove the legs. The No. 4 leg is incorporated into the shaft that drives the wringer. It's not something that can be done in the field. (4) LAY DOWN PLASTIC SHEETING (garbage bags, etc.) there's more oil in the wringer head and washer transmission than you realize. Also bring sacrifice towels to wedge under the tank to keep the unit in place without rolling. Good luck with the auction and holler if you have any more questions once you get it home. |
Post# 830643 , Reply# 5   7/3/2015 at 22:43 (3,218 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I read the link and there is a lot of useful info in it. But I noticed that the person who wrote the article is only partially filling the tub. The 2 screw heads at the top of the tub indicate where you should be filling the water to, especially if you intend to do multiple loads. It's also a good idea to start out with water as hot as you hands can stand, this way by the time you get to your last load it will still be warm. Add a little more detergent with each successive load. You really need to have that much water to suspend the dirt so you can wash more than one load. When I used a wringer in the 70's I had a large bathtub in an old apartment. I filled the bathtub with rinse water and wrung the clothes into the tub to rinse. I would then just take a broom handle and swish the clothes around before running them back through the wringer. I found that agitating each load for 15 mins. was just about right for washing. Have fun, you will really like using this Maytag. One more thing, after you've finished the wash, drain, rinse out the tub and pull off the agitator and lay it sideways in the tub so tub can air dry. Periodically apply a thin coat of vaseline to the agitator post. You will find that doing your laundry with a wringer is fun,fast and almost theraputic. I used to be able to do a weeks worth of laundry in about an hour. BTW the suggestion in the link to connect a hose to the drain hose is a good idea if you don't have a pump or the pump isn't working, this way you can drain the grey water out into your yard, then put the garden hose away. Way easier than using a bucket for draining.
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Post# 830653 , Reply# 7   7/4/2015 at 01:39 (3,217 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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Glad to hear you were able to get the machine home OK. Regarding your pump troubles:
There is a black rubber drive wheel that revolves the impellor. Turn this over with your thumb to be sure it's moving easily. If it's not, it could be the pump has seized, or is full of sediment or limed up and it will have to come out. Note that the pump is the low point in the waste water plumbing. As such the water that they hold can do real damage (one of my impellors was so badly coroded, it could be broken up in one hand.) If the pump revolves smoothly, check to besure that when the pump linkage is moved to the "ON" position, that the rubber drive wheel is making solid contact with the lip of the pulley. If not, it will have to be adjusted. You may want to hook a garden hose to the end of the drain hose (it's got a male thread, so you will have to make a female-to-female coupler out of a scrap of garden hose)and blow-back the system with water to clear it out. Don't let any caustic solution sit in the machine longer than needed (pretty vague, I don't know what you might be using.) A week is too long.
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Post# 830688 , Reply# 9   7/4/2015 at 14:19 (3,217 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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Hi Vincent, |